Pulse [HD DVD]
by Jim Sonzero
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Actor: Christina Milian, Ian Somerhalder, Jonathan Tucker, Kristen Bell, Rick GonzalezDirector: Jim Sonzero
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-01-16
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Weinstein Company
Movie Reviews of Pulse [HD DVD]
Movie Review: Decent Concept, Poorly Fufilled
Summary: 2 Stars
Pulse is a horror movie, with a modern twist. Being in the so called digital 'myspace' age the internet seems necessary, it wouldn't be complete without the terror lurking within. Ghosts of some sort in some odd manor established the internet as a haunting ground! They can effect wireless gear, cell phones, and printer as well.
The concept seems a bit cheesy, but in all honesty it is somewhat original.The characters are presented with a chaotic mass suicide problem sweeping their city. The suicides seem not to be linked in any manor, but have touched home base with the leading female character (Mattie). To not spoil the movie, some frequencies were not meant to be touched... Some computers hide details on these events. Ghost will try to claim your will to live. Certain objects help prevent the ghosts from entering, but how long can one survive without the will to live?
As appealing as that may sound, the movie suffers from a short length (88 minutes), the effects are not too great, and the movie never really 'built' up. Upon understanding the basic plot, it feels like it's already over before it truly began! The ending felt rushed, and the scare factor was minimal. If you are still interested in this film, try a friday night rental for this, or catch it on a movie channel.
Summary of Pulse [HD DVD]
Pulse provides clear evidence that by the summer of 2006, the cycle of American remakes of Japanese horror films had reached its inevitable downturn. After peaking with the Ring and scoring a marginal success with The Grudge, the cycle was almost guaranteed to sink to the low-point of this unnecessary and mostly lackluster remake of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 shocker. It benefits from a standard upgrade in CGI effects and doom-laden "bleak-chic" atmosphere, but it's almost completely devoid of suspense as a group of college students led by Mattie (played by Kristin Bell, TV's Veronica Mars) investigate the suicide of Mattie's boyfriend and discover a kind of wi-fi conduit that allows malevolent spirits to be transmitted from their afterlife to our world via the Internet - think of it as kind of a broadband connection from hell, if you will. Pretty soon it's obvious that Pulse is trying (as Kurosawa's original film before it) to serve as cautionary tale about how we've allowed our lives to become numbed and devalued by using technologies (computers, cell-phones, PDAs, etc.) that keep us all connected at the expense of personal intimacy. Many of the creepiest images from the original Pulse are carried over here, and director Jim Sonzero does his best to keep the cautionary themes intact, but at some point (and after a great deal of pre-release tinkering to fit the obligatory PG-13 rating for the lucrative teen market) you have to ask yourself: why bother? --Jeff ShannonThe year s most original horror film Pulse takes fear into new territory the very devices we trust to get us through the day. When the dead discover a means to contact the living through electronic devices cell phones and computers become open gateways to monstrosities and destruction. Starring Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) Christina Milian (Love Don t Cost a Thing) Ian Somerhalder (Lost) and Rick Gonzalez (Coach Carter) Pulse is loaded with terrifying thrills and gruesome special effects and capped with an astonishing surprise ending.Format: DVD HD Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS UPC: 796019796613 Manufacturer No: 79661
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